David Burton

I build systems that learn from data.

From algorithmic trading to Alzheimer's research — wherever data has weight, I build the system.

// about

Across Domains

The statistical rigor behind a trading system's risk layer is the same rigor behind a clinical study's propensity matching. I've worked across quantitative finance, neuroscience, and biotech. The transfer between domains is what keeps it interesting.

Algorithmic Trading

Atlas trades 0-1 DTE SPY options using regime detection across 6 market states. 8 processes, 12 features, 11 entry guards, real capital. It closes every position by 3:55 PM — no overnight risk.

Open Source

The tools I build for my own work end up as public libraries. Data pipelines, visualization tools, ML utilities — documented, tested, and on GitHub.

Clinical Research

Alzheimer's research with the NACC dataset — 130,000+ longitudinal observations across 37 centers. Survival analysis, propensity matching, currently under peer review. The question was interesting, so I built the pipeline.

// projects

// experience
2024 — present

Quantitative Developer

Atlas Trading System

Built and operate a production algorithmic trading system on SPY options managing real capital. ML ensemble models, 2.48M training data points, sub-millisecond feature calculation. Primary income source.

2024 — present

Independent Research & Consulting

NYC

Alzheimer's research with the University of Kansas neurology department using the NACC dataset — 130K+ observations, under peer review. Computational biology platform for an RNA interference biotech startup. Agentic AI systems.

2023 — 2024

Data Scientist

BTL Industries

Built the lead generation platform that helped the sales team win President's Club — $30M revenue, 2x the next team. Automated lead scraping, NLP validation, enterprise client workshops.

2019 — 2022

Data Analyst

Prenda · Freelance

Student tracking dashboards for 10K+ students. Grant writing automation (40% efficiency gain, 200% funding increase). Predictive models for nonprofit donor behavior.

2006 — 2019

Mathematics Teacher

International schools

Taught mathematics internationally before retraining into data science. Purdue BA, Indiana M.S. Ed. The teaching background is why I explain things the way I do.

// contact

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If it's about data, trading systems, research, or something I haven't thought of yet — I'd like to hear about it.

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